Re: James takes pressure off point

[Eggcentric@xxxxxxx]

< ``I know Mike James was a guy who we were impressed with when we 
scouted Miami,'' said O'Brien. ``He had great speed, and he was a dangerous 
3-point shooter.

     ``What I didn't know was how he was going to react as a starting point
guard. I didn't know how his defense was going to hold up.'' > - Obie

Point guard priorities:
1) Speed
2) 3-point shooting ability
3) Defense

Possibly the only thing Obie and Danny are on the same page about 
is that they agree we DO NOT need a  classic distributor at PG.  
Just let Pierce and our other players eat cake.

< Though he first offered a minimum-level contract to free agent 
Travis Best, the Celtics' director of basketball operations sounded 
almost glad when Best dug in for more money. >

Unsaid here is that Danny first offered the same contract to guards 
Antonio Daniels, Erick Strickland, Bobby Sura, and was about to sit 
down with Kenny A. had Kenny not taken umbrage at not being first 
on Danny's list and for chump change at that.  In a fit of temper, upon 
hearing that even Best had balked at the contract offer, Ainge 
impetuously turned to James claiming he had been his favorite
free agent PG all along.

Meanwhile, the combination of the LaFrentz tendonitis and
Battie's recurring knee problem has postponed any trade of
Battie/Brown (both had been showcased as starters) for the likes 
of a Corey Maggette type scorer.  

Egg